More Dating Advice for Men and Women

Guys: A good rule of thumb is to spend one hour’s salary for every inch of cleavage your date’s outfit shows. If you live in Europe, that’s twenty-four minutes salary for each centimeter… * Women: If you plan on breaking up with a man but don’t think you can go through with it, give him […]

The Chair that Didn’t Fly (a Fable)

Mack, a woodworker, inventor and part time vagrant was at his wit’s end. No work had come his way in a long time. This seemed quite a waste of Mack’s magical work-shed. In his work-shed, the tools spoke as people might and kept Mack company while he created. He had become so depressed, he hadn’t […]

Again With the Science Mule?

Q. What’s new, Science Mule? A. The University of Florida announced that their newest mRNA cancer vaccine actually kills several types of tumors in mice. This will be a comfort to those who don’t want their mice to die of cancer. Q. It’s always about cancer. Got anything else? A. Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, […]

What am I Gonna do with All this Strontium?

I was in a hurry when my four year old asked, “Daddy, 38 is how many?”. I handed him the nucleus of a strontium atom and told him to count the protons. ♠ Strontium 90 has a half-life of twenty-six years so if you spill some, just wait five hundred years and most of it […]

Random Thoughts (a Little Blue)

Recently, I tried asiago cheese for the second time and, just like the first time, it really didn’t taste like anything. So, I recommend grating some onto a dish that already tastes exactly like you want it. ♣ I didn’t have an imaginary friend growing up. I don’t know whether to feel regret or pretend […]